Father of Jayme Closs Kidnapper Apologizes for Abduction After Telling Son ‘I Love You’

Jake Patterson appears for his preliminary hearing , at Barron County Circuit Court in Barron, Wis., on Feb. 6, 2019. T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool

The father of Jake Patterson, who authorities said confessed to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after killing her parents, apologized to Jayme’s family after telling his son“I love you” in court on Feb. 6.

Patterson, 21, of Gordon, was ordered to stand trial after waiving his rights to a preliminary hearing.